Foxes disguised as monks. On the left from Japan and on the right from Denmark.... These figurines are ivory carvings depicting foxes disguised as monks, representing a shared cultural archetype of the sly trickster. Japanese Ivory NETSUKE of Fox disguised as HYAKUZŌSU (early 19th Century) Danish carving dating back to Reformation period in 1530s. Both carvings symbolize anti-clerical themes or "a wolf in sheep's clothing," mocking deceptive authority figures. #archaeohistories